Hey, Happy Friday!

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just wanted to tell you that I'm officially on vacation and my intention is to keep writing during the whole thing.

thanks for reading this one and the rest of my stories. It means the world!

Hope you like this one!

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xoxo,

Nina

PS: Happy Holidays!

The silence inside his truck was loud and it was worrying him a bit. Every now and then he would throw glances at her to make sure she was alright and the view was always the same, Kim staring out the window, as if she was trying to look for something. Adam didn't want to push her, he just moved one of his hands away from the steering wheel to lightly squeeze her soft hand placed on her knee, trying to show her that he was right there if she needed him. She turned her head and smiled sweetly when she felt the contact of his skin.

"Don't freak out. I'm fine." She said playfully.

"I didn't say anything." Her answer made a smile pop up on his face.

"I know, and I appreciate it, but I also know that in your head you're freaking out."

"I'm not freaking out, I just get worried. This is a lot, and I don't want to overwhelm you. I want to make sure you're good."

"Oh, I'm more than good." She looked straight ahead and then back at him, she was trying to find the right words to express the whirlpool of emotions inside her. "When I was figuring my life out, well I still am but you know what I mean." Kim smiled nervously and Adam only nodded. "There was this fantasy life that haunted my head and the mere thought of it made me happy, it made me feel warm inside. It was the one thing that kept me going, wanting that and hoping that I was going to find it, or create it or whatever. I guess the bottom line is that you are totally right when you say this is overwhelming or that it's too much for me to handle, but it's all I ever wanted. I'm enamored by the life I have, and a huge part of that is thanks to you. You make me so incredibly happy, Adam. You have no idea how much."

Adam was moved by her words, although he knew what her feelings were, the accident and the amnesiac episode made him question everything and have serious doubts about their future. He was emotional and he didn't even bother to try and hide it.

"Babe? Are you crying?" She asked, leaning towards him.

"Maybe." They both laughed at his reply. "The one thing this whole experience reinforced was the fact that I know you are the love of my life. I'm one hundred percent honest when I say I missed you like fuck, I truly didn't know what to do with my life without you in it. And now, being here, together and you telling me all this, it's just surreal."

"It's very real, detective." The next part of her sentence was paused by a deep breath. "I love you."

"I love you too, Belle." He took advantage of the red light ahead of him to hold her cheek and press his lips on hers, making her smile.

"Adam?"

"Yeah?"

"I know this is the way to my place." He only nodded. "I was thinking that maybe…" He didn't let her finish and was quick to complete her sentence.

"Do you want to stay by yourself tonight?" Although he was kind of hoping to spend every waking moment with her, he did understand that at some point she was going to need some space. Both of them would eventually.

"No. Do you?"

"Hell no." Adam didn't even think for a secon before answering.

"That's great then." She said with a playful chuckle. "I was just thinking that maybe we could go over to your place. I think it could be fun."

"Yeah?"

"Uh huh."

"Ok, I'd like that."

They both smiled shyly, but totally excited. The rest of the drive was pretty calm. Kim's hand found a comfortable place on Adam's knee and every once in a while she would lightly rub the fabric of his pants, trying to show him some affection, but that little gesture was only making them want each other even more.

"Welcome home, darling." He told her with the sweetest of tones as he opened the door and slid his hand on the wall to turn on the light. "Do you want something to drink?"

"A beer, maybe."

"Sure. I'm gonna get that, you make yourself comfortable and then I'll show you around the place."

"Ok."

He left his things on the arm of the couch and was quick to retrieve two beers, he didn't want to keep her waiting for too long. Adam wasn't surprised when he came back to find Kim staring out the sliding glass door that led to his balcony.

"You know, you always loved that." He said as he stood behind her offering her the beer and lightly wrapping his arm around her waist. "That balcony, the view of the city. You were always drawn to that."

"It's a really beautiful sight. I guess that's what caused such a big impression on me, for some reason this image was plastered on my mind." She leant her back comfortably against his chest as her fingers found his knuckles and she slightly brushed them. "Either that, or a part of me knew that this is exactly what I was missing." She took a pull of her beer and just stared out the window for a while, resting peacefully in his arms and receiving random kisses on the top of her head.

Kim closed her eyes to feel every single breath he took, the beating of his heart against her back and when her own body was aching she slowly turned around to face him. "Now that I think of it, the best sight is the one in front of me right now."

She didn't wait for an answer because she didn't need one. Adam had been there for her all this time and she wanted to give him a little of all that love and support back. She looked deep into his eyes only to confirm how in love she was with him, and it didn't take long for her free hand to cup his cheek and passionately crash her lips against his. Their tongues found each other in less than a second, showing how desperate they were to be together once again.

Very clumsily, Kim put down her beer bottle on the nearest surface she was able to find; and although she wished she didn't make a mess a part of her was confident that she had spilled some of its contents but they could take care of that later. Right now she needed both her hands to feel and enjoy her man in a way she was craving for.

Her hands were quick to find his shoulders and slid down his chest. She managed to do it with a slow and tender motion that made it clear to Adam how much she desired him and to be honest it was blowing his mind.

Without leaving his lips, her hands ventured under his shirt, Kim thought her fingertips were about to burst into flames due to the contact with his skin. Their breathing started to pick up pace and when Adam let go a deep groan, she knew she was about to lose it.

On his end, he was being a true gentleman. His protectiveness was the main instinct taking over and even though he was ready to throw her over his shoulder, take her to his room and make her his in more ways than one, his priority was for her to feel safe and comfortable and to let her take the lead. Feeling her soft touch turned him on incredibly and when he felt her undo the zipper of his jeans and the button pop open, he was grateful for the release of pressure.

His hands were firm on her waist and his mouth decided to let her lips rest for a while as the new target was her neck, causing goosebumps to cover her body due to the touch of his warm lips against her tender and sweet skin.

"Adam?"

"What?" His question came out as a hungry whisper.

"Stop holding back." Her voice was sweet, she didn't mean it in a bad way, she just wanted him to relax, let go and enjoy.

Adam stopped what he was doing and looked at her a bit worried. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Why do I get the feeling that you're not being one hundred percent you?"

"You didn't like it last night?" Kim giggled at the insanity hidden in his question.

"Babe, I loved it. It's just that I want you to enjoy it too and I think that the need you have of making sure I'm safe is clouding what you want as well. Don't get me wrong, I love how protective you are of me and the way you look out for me, but I need us to be us again. Am I making any sense?"

"Yeah, you are." He replied softly as his thumb was lightly rubbing her cheek.

"I love you Adam and I know you love me too. I want you desperately right now. What do you want?"

"You know what I want."

"I do, but I want to hear it from you." Her smile was sweet and mischievous at the same time.

"I think I can show you better than I can tell you."

"Oh really?"

"Uh huh. Wanna see?"

"I actually do."

"Good."

They both begin to loosen up, slowly finding their dynamic and returning to the natural way they had around their bodies.

Adam finally started to step up, keeping a gentle and loving demeanor. He placed his hands on her shoulders and slid the straps down, making a trail of kisses from her neck down to her right shoulder as his hands traveled to her back in search for the zipper that was leaving that garment in place. It didn't take much long for him to find it and make a swift movement that left her light summer dress on the floor surrounding her feet.

His eyes went immediately to hers. He knew how self conscious she was feeling about the scar on her leg, so he took a couple of steps away from her to dim the lights; dark enough to help her feel more comfortable and light enough to enjoy the gorgeous sight before him.

"Thank you." She said with a melted heart.

"I've got you Belle. Always."

He closed the space between them and kissed her once more.

His hands were shyly looking for her breasts, he was going to make this gradual and respectful, but he had no idea what this tender approach was going to cause them.

At first his hands simply cupped both her breasts over the soft fabric of her bra as they continued to kiss. Kim wanted more, they both did and the muffled whimper that came out of her mouth made him start kneading them with desire.

It was Kim the first to break away from their passionate kiss only to focus on his touch and leaning her head back to give him a better angle which he took advantage of and began to create a string of kisses down her chest, drawing a line over her cleavage with his lips. He couldn't take it any more, his body was telling him exactly what he wanted and without any further ado he enveloped her back with his left arm and single-handedly unhooked her bra pushing it out of his way and leaving it somewhere on the floor.

He smiled and kissed her lips for a second before his hands went back to massaging her breasts with dedication. His right hand went straight to her bum when his lips found her niple and did wonders with it before switching to the other one. The bolts of electricity running through Kim's spine was giving her the spark of life he had been looking for ever since the accident, and she felt like she couldn't contain all that happiness in her body. Her hands were now tangled in his hair showing him how much she was enjoying it.

"Come." His voice was raspy and full of desire as he guided her closer to the couch, he stood in front of her and slowly began to kneel down. In that position he was in plain sight of her scar, where he began to leave tender kisses as his hands found the straps of her thong and pulled down on them, leaving her completely bare making him sigh. He was in front of the most beautiful work of art and he had the privilege of loving and adoring it like none else could.

He slid his index finger between her thighs barely grazing her clit, making her shiver and leaving her wishing for more.

"Gosh you're so wet." He moaned out. With his best effort, he gently shoved her back making her sit on the couch. His hands pushed open her knees making enough space for him. He got closer to her center and blew some warm air into it.

"I can't take this torture anymore, baby. Please." Kim begged him for more, but he really wanted to take this slow and intensely.

"Trust me." Were the last words that came out of his mouth before he buried his lips into her most intimate part.

His soft lips on the inside of her thighs, his tongue sliding between her folds and engaging a dance with her clit as his hands went crazy over her body was all she needed to climax.

Her breathing was rough and her chest moving up and down, droplets of sweat covering their bodies and a huge smirk on both their faces.

"How do you feel?" He asked.

"Incredible." She leaned back and closed her eyes trying to steady her breath. "That felt more like us."

"Most definitely."

"There's still something missing though."

"What's that?"

She stood up and made him do the same, pressing her body to his and sliding down his boxers the best way she could. Kim slowly started to turn, leaving his back against the couch and now it was her who sat him down, only this time she was quick to straddle him.

"Do you want to kill me, Ms B?"

"No. I just want you." She explained seductively as she grinded her hips to his groin, feeling how much harder he was getting. "Do you want me?"

"Can't you tell I'm dying for you right now?" She couldn't help but laugh at the tone of desperation in his voice.

She held onto his shoulders firmly to stay in balance and adjusted her position just enough to have him right where they both wanted. His hands were moving up and down her back as she started bouncing on top of him.

This was much different than last night, it was still full of love but it was passionate and wild and she was thrilled with the fact that they could do both.

Her movements continued picking up speed taking them both to the highest peak of pleasure.

Adam fell back on the couch taking her in his arms and pulling her close to his chest where she rested her head and enjoyed the sound of his beating heart.

"That was perfect." He said softly before kissing the top of her head.

"Oh yes." She agreed, giggling, while his hand was drawing lines on her back. "I love you, baby."

"I love you too, Belle." He found her face with his hands and moved to press his lips against hers. "How about a quick shower before bed?"

"Together?"

"Of course." He answered,brushing a strand of hair away from her face and getting a sweet kiss from Kim as a reply.

It was going to be a long night and they were looking forward to that.